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What does TIA stand for, and what is its time span?

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Transient Ischemic Attack, < 24 hours.

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What does RIND stand for, and what is its time span?

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Reversible Ischemic Neurological Deficit, > 1 day and < 1 week

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What does CVA stand for, and what is its time span?

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Cerebrovascular Accident, permanent

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List the three types of stroke.

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Ischemic: most common; from thrombosis.
Embolic: from heart, neck, other.
Hemorrhagic: aneurysm, anticoaguation therapy, etc.

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Define Lacunar stroke.

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Occlusive lesion in small perforating vessel of the brain.

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List four risk factors for stroke.

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Smoking
Hypertension
Arrhythmia (especially A-fib)
High cholesterol

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Are parasthesia, hemiparesis, aphasia, dysphasia, and dysarthria characteristic of a hemispheric (cerebral) problem, or a posterior (cerebellum) problem?

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Hemispheric

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Are visual problems such as amaurosis fugax and transient monocular blindness characteristic of a hemispheric (cerebral) problem, or a posterior (cerebellum) problem?

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Hemispheric

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Are drop attacks, ataxia, blackouts, vertigo, and syncope characteristic of a hemispheric (cerebral) problem, or a posterior (cerebellum) problem?

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Posterior

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Is diplopia (double vision) characteristic of a hemispheric (cerebral) problem, or a posterior (cerebellum) problem?

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Posterior

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List the great vessels which arise from the aortic arch, in order.

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Innominate (brachiocephalic) artery
Left Common Carotid artery
Left Subclavian artery

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What is the first branch of the Interior Carotid Artery?

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Opthalmic artery

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List the three segments of the ICA siphon, proximal to distal.

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Parasellar
Genu
Supraclinoid

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What is the most common variant of the great vessels coming from the aortic arch?

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The Left CCA off of or sharing the origin of the innominate.

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What are the two most common pre-Willision anastomoses?

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ECA to STA

ECA to Facial

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Opening of collateral pathways is dependent upon these four factors:

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Pressure gradients
Shared capillary beds
Patient age - more likely with the young
Time factor - slow progression of stenosis allows time for collateral development

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What are the two most common sites of Fibromuscular Dysplasia?

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Renal arteries

Internal Carotid arteries

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Is Fibromuscular Dysplasia more common in men or women?

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Women (three time more common than in men)

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List the four stages of atherosclerosis development.

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Endothelial (intimal) injury
Inflammation - fatty streaks
Proliferation - smooth muscle cells & neovasculature; cap formation
Advanced - fibrosis, necrosis, cap rupture, embolism

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List six risk factors for carotid dissection.

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Female < 40 years old
Hypertension
FMD
Blunt trauma to chest or  neck
Congenital defect such as Marfan's
Chiropractic manipulation
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List three symptoms of carotid dissection.

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Neck pain on one side.
Headache or “ringing ears”.
Symptoms of CVA.

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What are some causes of thromboemboli of cardiac origin?

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A-fib
Recent MI
CHF
Valve disorder

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What is the structure between the ECA and ICA at the bifurcation which controls blood pressure and pH, and may form a form a vascular tumor?

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Carotid Body

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A Subclavian Steal is most commonly found on which side of the body?

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What is the cause of a Subclavian Steal?
Stenosis or occlusion in the proximal subclavian (or the innominate on right side), causing reversed flow in the ipsilateral vertebral artery.
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If Subclavian Steal is compounded by carotid disease causing neurological symptoms, what is this termed?
Subclavian Steal Syndrome
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Resistance in a normal vertebral artery is:
Low
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The vertebral artery waveform will progress through these three stages as a subclavian steal progresses:
Early systolic deceleration - "bunny rabbit" waveform To/Fro, Pendular waveform Retrograde - fully developed steal
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What is the arm pressure differential criteria for assessing a subclavian steal?
≥ 20mmHg
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A subclavian artery which is a recipient of a steal will have what waveform?
Monophasic (whereas normal is triphasic)
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What is the percent stenosis with: PSV > 125 cm/sec EDV < 100 cm/sec
50-79%
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What is the percent stenosis with: PSV > 125 cm/sec EDV > 100 cm/sec
80-99%
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List four characteristic signs of occlusion as observed by duplex.
Resistant CCA flow with little or no diastolic flow Thumping at start of occlusion No flow detected in ICA Compensatory flow in ipsilateral ECA
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List three items needed to identify a vessel during Transcranial Doppler.
Window used Depth & angle Velocity
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Which vessels may be insonated using the Transtemporal window?
MCA ACA PCA
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Which vessels may be insonated using the Transorbital window?
Opthalmic artery | Siphon of ICA
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Which vessels may be insonated using the Suboccipital window?
Vertebral arteries | Basilar artery
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Which layer of the cranial bones cause the most attenuation and scatter?
Middle layer
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MCA: window, depth, direction
Transtemporal, 30-60mm, toward
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ACA: window, depth, direction
Transtemporal, 60-80mm, away
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PCA: window, depth, direction
Transtemporal, 60-70mm, P1 toward, P2 away
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tICA: window, depth, direction
Transtemporal, 55-65mm, towards
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Opthalmic: window, depth, direction
Opthalmic, 40-60mm, towards
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Carotid siphon: window, depth, direction
Opthalmic, 60-80mm, towards/away/bi
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VA: window, depth, direction
Suboccipital, 60-90mm, Away
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BA: window, depth, direction
Suboccipital, 80-120mm, Away
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List the first three branches of the ECA, in order from proximal to distal.
Superior Thyroid artery Lingual artery Facial artery
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Transient Monocular Blindness is also known as:
amaurosis fugax
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Define hemiparesis
Weakness of one side
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Formula for NASCET stenosis calculation?
stenosis diameter/ICA diameter distal to stenosis
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NASCET criteria for endarterectomy?
>70% diameter reduction
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Define hemianopia.
Blindness in 1/2 of the visual field in one or both eyes. (Problem in MCA - anterior circulation.)
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Define amaurosis fugax.
Transient blindness, shades pulled down. Unilateral (anterior circulation). Considered a TIA.
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Define diplopia.
Double vision. (Posterior circulation problem.)
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Define Hollenhorst plaque.
A cholesterol embolus that is seen in a blood vessel of the retina. May indicate increased stroke risk.
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How many strokes are suffered each year?
500,000
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What is the velocity criteria for MCA vasospasm?
>200 cm/sec
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Which Carotid artery normally has a prominent dicrotic notch? CCA, ECA, ICA?
ECA

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